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4.5 out of 5
13 user ratings
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Text: Debashis Sarkar, TOI Tech The successor of the first generation Redmi Note is finally here in India. Back in November 2014, when Xiaomi first launched its 5.5-inch Redmi Note phablet, it was a game changer at Rs 9,999. After 16 months, Xiaomi aims to redo the same thing at the same price, of course, in a more competitive market now. The Redmi Note 3 will be offered in two options: 2GB RAM with 16GB ROM at Rs 9,999 and 3GB RAM with 32GB ROM at Rs 11,999. Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 reviewRead more
Equipped with a Snapdragon 650 SoC and fingerprint sensor, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 has the potential to shake up the budget smartphone market. Our review.Read more
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32
4.4 out of 5
32 user ratings
5 stars
53 %
4 stars
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3 stars
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4.1 out of 5
39 user ratings
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 5.0Android 6.0Android 5.1
CPU clock speed2.7 GHz2.3 GHz2.0 GHz
CPU cores8-core8-core8-core
CPU modelSamsung Exynos 5 Octa 5433Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890MediaTek Helio X MT6795
GPU modelARM Mali-T760 MP16ARM Mali-T880 MP12PowerVR G6200
RAM memory3 GB4 GB
  • 2 GB
  • 3 GB

Display

Screen size5.7 in5.5 in5.5 in
Touchscreenyesyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeOLEDOLEDLCD
Resolution2560 x 1440 px2560 x 1440 px1920 x 1080 px
Technology
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Quad HD Super AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
IPS TFT
Pixel density515.0 ppi534.0 ppi401.0 ppi
Screen materialCorning Gorilla Glass 4.0Corning Gorilla Glass 5.0
N/A
Dual screen supportyesnono
Scratch resistant displayyesyesno
HDRnonono
Multi touchyes
N/A
yes

Rear camera

Primary sensor size1/2.6"1/2.6"
N/A
Primary sensor resolution16.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture2.2 f1.7 f2.2 f
Video recordingyesyesyes
Highest video resolution3840 x 2160 px4096 x 2160 px1920 x 1080 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)60.0 fps120.0 fps
N/A
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1920 x 1080 px1280 x 720 px
N/A
Autofocusyesyesyes
Burst Modeyes
N/A
yes
Digital Image Stabilizationyes
N/A
yes
Digital zoomyesyesyes
Face detectionyesyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyesyes
Gesture Shotyes
N/A
N/A
HDR Captureyes
N/A
yes
LED Flashyesyesyes
Optical image stabilizationyesyes
N/A
Panoramayesyesyes
Slow-Moyes
N/A
N/A
Smile detectionyes
N/A
yes
Touch focusyesyesyes
Number of rear cameras
N/A
1
N/A
Focus adjustment
N/A
Automatic
N/A
Night Mode
N/A
yes
N/A
Scene mode
N/A
yes
N/A
Self timer
N/A
yes
N/A

Front camera

Primary resolution3.7 Mpx5.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx
Number of front cameras
N/A
1
N/A
Lens aperture
N/A
F/1.7
N/A
Light source
N/A
LED flash
N/A

Storage

Internal storage
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
Memory card readeryesyesyes
Maximum card storage128GB200GB128GB
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
microSD

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Bronze
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • White
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Silver
  • Titanium
  • Titanium silver
  • White
  • Black
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Silver
  • White
Material
  • Aluminum
  • Carbon fiber
  • Kevlar
  • Plastic
  • Rubber
  • Steel
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Metal
Plastic
Water resistantnoyesno
Shock resistantnonono
Dust resistant
N/A
yes
N/A

Dimensions

Height6.04 in5.94 in5.91 in
Width3.09 in2.85 in2.99 in
Depth0.33 in0.3 in0.34 in
Weight6.21 oz5.54 oz5.78 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyes
Digital compassyes
N/A
yes
Ambient light sensoryes
N/A
yes
Fingerprintyesyesyes
Gyroscopeyesyesyes
Barometeryesyes
N/A
Pedometeryesyes
N/A
Hearth rate monitoryesyes
N/A
ANT+yesyes
N/A
Altimeter
N/A
no
N/A
Thermometer
N/A
no
N/A
Magnetometer
N/A
yes
N/A

Connectivity

Dual sim support
  • no
  • yes
noyes
Sim card sizeMicro-SIMNano-SIMMicro-SIM
DLNA certifiedyesyesyes
Bluetoothyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.04.24.1
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • DIP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
A2DP
Bluetooth codecSBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
N/A
NFCyesyesno
Charging connectionUSBUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.02.02.0
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yesyesyes
Video outputMHLNoNo
Type of USB connector
N/A
Micro-USB
N/A

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmissionHSPA+
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • TDD-LTE
HSPA+
Navigation system
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
GLONASS
2G GSMyesyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
3G UMTSyesyesyes
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
4G LTEyesyesyes
LTE frequencies
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 700 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2500 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
Mobile hotspotyesyesyes
Streaming standards
  • Miracast
  • MirrorLink
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
N/A

Battery

Replaceable batteryyesnono
Battery typeLithium ionLithium ionLithium Polymer
Battery capacity3220.0 mAh3600.0 mAh4000.0 mAh
Talk time20.0 h33.0 h
N/A
Fast chargingyesyesno
Fast charging standardQualcomm Quick Charge 2.0Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0
N/A
Wireless charging yesyesno
Standby time
N/A
336.0 h264.0 h
Wireless charging standard
N/A
  • PMA
  • QI
  • WPC
N/A

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